Grill 83 will offer a special Christmas Day brunch Friday at the restaurant, 83 Madison Ave. The Christmas Day menu will be served from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Meals range from $36 to $44. For reservations, call 333-1224.

The Center for Southern Folklore will host a performance by Blind Mississippi Morris and Brad Webb Saturday at 9 p.m. at the Folklore Store, 123 S. Main St. Cost is $5. For more information, call 525-3655.

The Dixon Gallery and Gardens will host “Tours at Two” Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Dixon, 4339 Park Ave. Visitors can take a special tour of the exhibits “Carry Me: Lucite Handbags from the Caryn Scheidt Collection” and “Lichtenstein in Process.” For more information, call 761-5250.

The Memphis Bar Association will present a last-minute “Buy the Hour” continuing legal education seminar Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:10 p.m. at Calvary Church, 102 N. Second St. Six hours of credit are available. To register, visit www.memphisbar.org.

Jim’s Place East will open at 4 p.m. for New Year’s Eve at 5560 Shelby Oaks Drive. For reservations, call 388-7200, Ext. 4.

Grill 83 will serve three- and four-course dinners Dec. 31 from 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the restaurant, 83 Madison Ave. Dinner will be $60 per person for three courses and $69 per person for four courses. For reservations, call 333-1224.

The 19th Annual New Year’s Day Prayer Breakfast and the 16th Annual New Year’s Day Jazz Champagne Brunch will be held Jan. 1 at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., respectively, at the Holiday Inn Select, 2240 Democrat Road. U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, will speak at the breakfast. Cost is $50 for each event. For reservations, call 521-4300.

The Memphis Botanic Garden will host a Henna body art class Jan. 3 from noon to 4 p.m. at the garden, 750 Cherry Road. Cost is $50 for members and $55 for nonmembers. To register, call 636-4128.